Conductor support



Dec. 22, 1931. I 5, MATTHES 1,837,460

CONDUCTOR SUPPORT Filed May 25, 1931 Inventor WITNESS. 5AMUEL 6'. JZqrrmcg A llomey Patented Dec. 22, 1931 UNITE!) s'as OFFICE f SAMiiEL s. MATTHES, or MANSFIELD, onto, Assrenon'ro'rnn OHIO BRASS coivrrnny,

or MANSFIELD, 01110, A oonronnrron or-nnw JERSEY r connuoron. surrom:

. n n atida filed. May 25,

My invention relates to conductor supports and particularly for supporting conductors 't'or conveyingelectric current to mQV I g V hicles.

7 tion, durable and efiicient.

My invention resides in the new and novel construction, combination and relation of the parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings j Fig. 1 1s a s1de View of one form of my invention for straight line construction.

. Fig. 2 is an edge viewof Flg. 1.

the clamping members shown in Figs. 1 and 2; A V

Fig. e is another form of my invention for curve construction. r

Fig. is a top view ofthe clamping portion otFig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an interior face'view of one of the clamping members shown in Fig. 4 with a portion of the support rod inposition.

Fig. 7 is a top view of a locking device. In Figs. '1 and 2-1 employ two clamping members held in clamping position by means of thehollow screw 3 which has a threaded connection with'the member 1 and a flanged head 4: which sets into a recess 5 in the memher 2. ;'The screw is provided; with a passage 6 therethrongh which may be round ,or polygonal sided and a transverse slot 7. It

the passage 6 is polygonal sided I do not as a.

rule provide the screw with the slot 7 lhe members 1 and 2 are provided with lips 8 to receive and grip the trolley conductor 9. The membersl and 2 are also each; provided with a curved groove 10 and the! interior bosses 11. When the members 1 and 2 are positioned together the grooves 10 form] a complete channel. and the'members 11 form abutments for receiving and supporting the suspension rod 12.

The grooves 10 are preferably semi-circular and the end of the rods 12 are bent to a semi-circle to fit the grooves 10.

From this it will beseen that when the 1715f the rod.

122 ant 1931. Serial No. 539,703.

clamps 1 and 2 and rod 12 are assembled and I y y Y clamping engagement with the trolley wire g The objectof my invention is; to provide.

supporting devices which are simple in con 'struction, light ifnjweight, easy of install'a-- I lock memberlfi which is a piece of sheet metal with a slot 16 therein wide enough to receive the rod andlong enough to take in the end It will be evident that by merely closing theopening 18 by hand that V the loclrmember can be disengaged from V I 1 the end 17. r Fig. 3 is an interior race v ew of one of -This rod construction makes it very simpie to apply the device to a messenger cable for supporting the same and the lock member 15 when placed in position prevents accidental disengagemento1 the device from the tangency, but on curves, where the supporting and trolley wires are ofiset, I-employ the device shown. in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 4 I employ clamp members 20 and 21 which are held'together by a screw 3 as ally projecting boss 22 liaving lips 23 preferably cast open to form a groove in which may 2 The member 21 is also providedwith a longitudinal groove 25 to receive the bent end 26 of the rod 24; Bymeans of the boss the end 26,the rod 2Lwill beheld rigidly in'position with respect to the member 21 when the member 20is clamped in position by meansof the screwg. The angle made 'by'tlie longitudinal axis of the rod 2i'maybe varied to meet various conditions in order vto hold the clamping "member vertical. Y

The end of'the rod 24 is also provided with an open loop 14 which can be closed by means of the locking member 15.

in the previous form" and each member 20 .85 be positioned the rod 24: and the lips 23 are then closed into engagement with the rod The device is installed by moving the looking member 15 out of locking position and allowing the opening 18 to enlarge such that the loop end of the rod may be placed over a messenger cable passing through the opening 18. The parts 13 and 17 are then sprung together and the lock member 15 replaced as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The screw 3 is then loosened permitting the jaws 8 to receive the trolley 9 and the screw is then tightened into position drawing the members 1 and 2 toward each other into clamping engagement with the trolley wire 9 and the support rod 12 or 2 1 If the screw 3 is provided with a polyg: onal passage, then a wrench-like tool having a. )art with a like number of sides is inserted into the passage for operating the screw, but if the screw has a round passage 6 and a slot 7 then an ordinary type of screw driver may be employed or it may have in addition to the blade a projection thereon to be inserted into the passage 6 thereby acting as a guide and preventing the blade of the screw driver from slipping out of the slot 6.

There are many modifications which will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, but I wish to be limited only by my claims.

I claim 1. A conductor support comprising a pair of clamping members and each having means along one edge to engage and grip a conductor and holding means at the opposite edge to receive and grip a hanger member, a hanger member having means at one end to be positioned between the clamping members and in said holding means and a loop at the other end to receive a suspension, an opening to said loop through which the suspension may be passed into said loop and means to close the said opening when the suspension has been positioned within the loop and a screw to hold the clamping members together and in clamping engagement with the hanger member and conductor.

2. A conductor support comprising a pair of clamping members and each having conductor engaging means at one edge and grooved means at the other end to receive a hanger member, a hanger member having a bight at one end positioned in the grooved means and a loop at the other end and an opening to said loop and means to close or open the opening to the loop at will and a screw having a passage therein and means to receive a tool to rotate the screw, the screw co-operating with the clamping members to draw the clamping members together and hold them in engagement with the said bight and conductor.

3. A conductor support comprising a pair of clamping members each having means to grip a conductor, .a hanger member non-de tachably secured to one of the members, means pro ecting laterally from one memher to receive the hanger member and hold it in a laterally projecting and fixed relation to the members, the hanger provided with a loop and an opening thereto and means to close or open the opening to the loop at will, means on the hanger co-operating with the clamping members to prevent the hanger member rotating relative to the said members and a screw to hold the said members together in clamping engagement with the conductor the screw having an opening to receive a tool and means on the screw to lock with the tool to rotate the screw.

1'. A conductorsupport comprising apair of clamping members each having means to grip a conductor, a hanger member nondetachably secured to one of the members, means projecting laterally from one member to receive the hanger member and hold it in a laterally projecting and fixed relation= to the members, the hanger member provided with a loophaving .an opening thereto and means to close and maintain the opening closed at will and a screw provided with an opening to receive a tool to cooperate with the screw to rotate the screw to hold the said members together in clamping engagement with the conductor.

5. A. conductor support comprising a pairof clamping members each having means to' grip a conductor, a hanger member non-detachably. secured to one of the members,

means projecting laterally from one member to receive the hanger member and hold it in a laterally projecting and fixed relation to the members, the hanger provided with a loop having .an opening thereto and means to close the opening at will, means on the hanger co-operating with the clamping members to prevent the hanger member rotating relative to the said members and a screw having an axial opening and means to receive a tool by which the screw is rotated to hold the said members together in clamping en,-

gagement with the conductor and having means to receive a tool to rotate the screw.

SAMUEL S. MATTI-IES 

